Synonym(s)
Artificial tan; Solarium addiction
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Tanorexia is a body schema or body perception disorder (see below somatoform disorders) that leads to a pathological addiction to artificial tanning of the skin. The name originates from an artificial word, composed of the English word "tanning" and the psychological disorder "anorexia".
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Skin specialist and psychotherapeutic treatment.
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Above average, the tanorectiker feels his own skin "as too pale". Here there is a clear analogy to the anorectic who feels "too thick". This perception disorder can develop into a potential for addiction which can already be perceived in adolescents.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Cui R et al (2007) Central role of p53 in the suntan response and pathological hyperpigmentation. Cell 128: 853-864
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